Happiness - what’s the secret?

Happiness - what’s the secret?

From Saving Lives In Slow Motion by Dr Ayan Panja

June 4, 2026 · 17 min · Season 1 · Episode 224

About this episode

This episode explores the science and culture behind happiness.

This is one of the big eternal questions and in this episode I look at the science and culture behind what makes us happy. Dr Laurie Santos:  https://www.drlauriesantos.com/ Lessons in happiness:  https://drayanpanja.substack.com/p/lessons-in-happiness Hedonistic happiness:  https://positivepsychology.com/hedonic-vs-eudaimonic-wellbeing/ Eudaimonic happiness:  https://www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/what-doesnt-kill-us/201901/what-is-eudaimonic-happiness Time wealth:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilRNAQ76Vsg Toxic positivity:  https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/z64yn9q Screens and happiness (mixed evidence):  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn9p412ern7o Core values exercise:  https://brenebrown.com/resources/dare-to-lead-list-of-values/ Gratitude:  https://positivepsychology.com/neuroscience-of-gratitude/ Action for Happiness: https://actionforhappiness.org/ Save your life in slow motion and those of others by subscribing now and sharing. Thank you for listening and for your support. It means a lot to me. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dr Ayan Panja

Topics covered

  • happiness
  • science of happiness
  • cultural perspectives
  • hedonistic happiness
  • eudaimonic happiness
  • gratitude
  • toxic positivity

Keywords

  • happiness
  • science
  • culture
  • gratitude
  • toxic positivity
  • hedonistic happiness
  • eudaimonic happiness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Action for Happiness, BBC, Positive Psychology, Psychology Today, Brené Brown, Acast

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